Optical control apparatus



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Patented Apr. 17, 1945 OPTICAL CONTROL APPARATUS Fernand Turrettini, Bellevue-Geneva, Switzerland Application October 27, 1942.' Serial No. 463,534

In Switzerland February 5, 1942 8 Claims.

Optical control apparatus are already known. They generally comprise a projecting camera allowing of varying degrees of magnification and including a slightly inclined observation screen located justin front of the observer, and a horizontal work carrier or table arranged to the rear of the screen. Such an arrangement presents the disadvantage that the observer is separated from the work carrier or table by the full width of the screen which often reaches more than 400 millimeters, so that it is awkward for him to stretch out his hand for properly positioning on the workl carrier Very small parts or works such for example as such minute parts as are used in watch making. Other known optical control apparatus include a vertical work planearranged at the foot of a substantially vertical screen,"said plane being interposed between'ithe screen and the observer. This last-named type of control apparatus is hardly suitable for controlling such small parts as are used for example in watch making because these must be necessarily laid on a horizontal work carrier, lest they. might slip down.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new or improved optical apparatus wherein the controlling operation is performed by projecting an image o'n a screen while obviating the aforesaid disadvantages by shortening the `dis-v tance between the work or object to be examined and the observation screen. v

'Another object of the invention is to provide a new or improved optical control apparatus as aforesaid having such an arrangement of parts as to permit the operator or observer while-looking at the screen on which the work image is optically projected to selectivelyA lay different work on the work carrier without having to alternatively lean down and stand up, thereby diminishing the op erators strain.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a new optical control apparatus as aforesaid enabling several degrees of magnification of the work being examined to be obtained at will without requiring complicated adjustments, the change over from small magnification to large contained and compact unit utilisable in laboratories or shops.

With these and such other objectsr in view as will incidentally appear hereafter, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts that will nowbe described in detail with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings exemplifying embodiments of the same and forming a part of the present disclosure.

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Figure 1 is a sectional view illustrating the general arrangement of a projection apparatus comprising a work carrier or table positioned for'- when using an objective lens having a high power of magnification, i. e. a short frontal distance.

Figure 3 is a sectional View similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating thearrangements of the several `members when using an objective lens having a small power of magnication, i. e. a long frontal distance. f I

Figure 4 is a fragmentary View taken on the sectional line IV-IV of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional View of a constructional form showing with more details the optical conmagnification or conversely being readily eifected I trol apparatus diagrammatically represented in Fig. 2, this View also showing the illuminating device and setting forth the use of an objective lens having arhgh power of magnification.

Figure 6 is va sectional View of the constructional form shown in Fig. 5 also showing the ilscreen 'I2 and a horizontal work carrier 2 in the form of a small table or shelf arranged not far below the base of the screen so as to besituated of the invention, the illuminating means being also shown. v

In this constructional form,besides carrying the short frontal distance objectives and the mirror which throws back theoptical axis towards the long frontal distance objective I5, thev slider 4 also carries illuminating mirrors 2I adapted to receive the light beam which rises from an electric glow bulb 22 through condenser lenses 23, 24 and to throw said light beam back towards transparent or semi-transparent sheets 25 also carried by said slider 4 in front of the objective 3, therefore deilecting the same as an episcopic illuminating beam towards Athe work lcarrier 26, the latter being arranged as usual on crossed runways 2'I, 28. l

The light rays reflected by the vsurface of the work being examined or scrutinized pass through the sheet 25 and penetrate into the objective 3 and are then reflected by the mirrors 8, I towards the screen I2.

The showing of Fig.y 6 illustrates the same arrangement, assuming the longtfrontal distance objective I to be used. In this constructional form, a reliecting and transparent; sheet positioned at 29 receives the lightv beam which rises from the electric glow bulbA 22 throughthe condenser lenses 23, 24 and throws it back towards a mirror I4 which throws it back in turn towards the surface of the work being scrutinized. The light rays reected by said surface are thrown back by the mirror I4 through the semi-transparent sheet 29 and into the long frontal distance objective I5. The light rays which come out of said objective I5 are thrown back by thevmirrors the screen `I2 and the objectives having short `frontal distance andlongfrontal disI'ance-,respec tively, The adjustable bracket I supports a work carrier 2. This bracketv is slidably arranged on the lower front wall of the apparatus casing 6.

This wall has secured thereto the illuminatingmeans (not shown) as described with reference The movable holder 4 carries objectives not shown) having short front distances; it also carries the reflecting surface I4. This surface throws back the beam of light from the work carrier 2 towards the long frontal distance objective I5v Y whose opticalaxis extends at an angle with that of the beam refiectedby the work towards the v objectives. n

Diascopic illumination may be provided by the same glow bulb 22. The beam of light emanating from said bulb is received by a mirror 30 which throws it back towards condenser lenses 3|, 3lb mounted on a slider 32 movable in a runway 35, whereby the centre of either condenser lens may be brought into coincidence with the illuminating beam which reaches the work carrier 26 from below, depending upon whichever of the objectives is being used at the moment under consideration. In order to permit proper focussing'of the work image projected onto the screen I2, the work carrier 26 is supported by the adjustable bracket I which comprises a slider arranged for being vertically moved by conventional means (not shown). In the foregoing constructional example, one long frontal distance objective I 5 is provided, said objective being held stationarily in horizontal position. Obviously, however, there may be provided two or more long frontal distance objectives held by a slider 33 movably mounted in runways 34, thereby enabling either objective selectively to be brought into operative position a's shown in Fig. 7.` A pair of long frontal distance objectives I5, I5b are fixed to a slider 33 which permits -either of them to be brought into coincidence with the' portion I3-I6 of the optical axis. The slider 33 can be shifted along a runway 34 formed in thecasing 6 (Fig. 8).

In the constructional modiiication shown in Fig. 9, one movable mirror' isinterposed between of theshort frontal distance objectives.

A mirror 40 interposed between the objective I5 and the observation screen I2 directs towards said screen the beam of light from the objective I5, The mirror 46 is hinged at 43 to an adjustable setting bracket 4I pivotally carried by a, pin 42 in the casing 6., An abutment 44 on the casing 6 defines the location-of the setting bracket 4I.

kA spring 45 having one of its ends abutted to the bracket 4I and its other end abutted tothe lower end of the mirror pivotally urges the latter about its hinge 43 and its upper edge into contact with. a top abutment 46 by means of which the. angular location of the mirror is defined.

Where a short frontal distance objective carried bythe adjustable bracket 4 is used, its beam of vlight is reflected by the mirror 8. A nere manipulation of the adjustable bracket4I from its position shown in full lines to its position shown in chain lines permits said beam of light to be directed towards the observation screen I2 and the distance between the screen and objective to be so adjusted as to set proper optical length to suit practical requirements. In order to avoid any waste of time, a pair of abutments 4I, 48 are provided so as automatically to define and secure the second position of the adjustable bracket 4I and the angular location of the mirror. It is obvious that the abutments 44, 46, 41, 48 are. positioned according to the optical characteristics of the long frontal distance and short frontal distance objectives that are used and that they may be so set as to facilitate adjustment.

As an alernative, the spring 45 maybe omitted andfcounterweight means on'the mirror 40 may be provided instead. Thus for example the weight of the mirror may be eccentric with .respect to its hinge 43 as to bring said mirror automatically into contact with either of the stationary abutments 46, 41, thereby limiting the mirror stroke and sharply determining its position in proper optical accuracy. Where several long frontal distance objectives are provided, they may be secured `to a slider as above described. In such a constructional embodiment of the invention, the optical control apparatus possesses all the advantages mentioned o with reference to Figs. 2 to 8 while being endowed with a better efliciency from the standpoint of Numerous minor constructions? details might be changed Without departing from the scope of the subjoined claims in'which, as above stated,

the elements of the improved apparatus are ldesignated by general expressions.

- means; reilecting means on said slider capable of deiiecting said optical axis portion through the secondary lens means respective to adjustment of said slider into coincidence with the last-named means, a pivotal mirror adjustable across the portion of the optical axis extending between either of said lens means and the screen, pivotal setting means carrying the mirror for determining the distances between mirrorland screen, a pair of abutments limiting the pivotal stroke of said mirror setting means in both directions, a second pair of abutments determining the mirror end stroke positions, and. spring meansurging said mirror into contact with either of the abutments of the last-mentioned pair. Y

2. An optical control apparatus comprising, intermediate a horizontal work carrier and a steeply inclined observation screen on which an image of the work isfprojected, primary lens .means of short 'frontal distance, a supporting slider adjustable across the portion of the optical .axis'of projection extending upwardly from the work, secondary lens means of long frontal distance set at iight angle to the primary lens means, reflecting means on said slider capable ci deflecting said optical axis portion through the secondary lens means responsive to adjustment of saidslider into coincidence with the last-named means, a pivotal mirror adjustable across the portion of the optical axis extending between either of said lens means and the screen, a pivotal setting bracket carrying the mirror for determining the distances between it and the screen, a pair lof abutments vlimiting the pivotal stroke 0f said bracket in `both directions, a second pair of abutments determining the mirror end stroke positions, and counterweight means associated with the mirrorior bringing it into contact with either of the abutments of the last-mentioned pair,

3. In an apparatus for reproducing images on a screen for optical examination, thecombination, including. a casinga viewing screen there on, a work table-for supporting an object to be examined in the vertical optical axis vof a main objective len-s cooperating with a source of light, an image reiiector supported in theifront of the casing above the work table and in the field of said optical axis, a secondary objective lens sup ported in the casing above the work .tableand having its voptical axisl intersecting the optical .axis of the main objective lens, a second image reiiector at the rear of the casing for-receiving an imageirom the secondary objective lens and reflecting it to the screen, and means for adjustably supporting said second image reector,

casing for engaging the front and rear of the reiiector when the bracket is moved to either of its limiting positions thereby to determined the angular position of the mirror relative to the screen.

4. An optical control apparatus for making observations by optical examination, including, a casing,` a screen, a work carrying table, and means for reducing the distance between said screen and said table, said means comprising, in combination, a movable holder slidably supported in the casing above the work table, a plurality of image transmitting elements on said holder, a rst primary mirror in the front of the casing above the holder and disposed in the path of the optical axis of a selected one of saidimage transmitting elements, a second primary mirror in the rear of the casing for reecting the image from the rst mirror to the screen, secondary lens means supported in the casing above-the work table and below said movable holder and having its optical axis intersecting the optical axis of a selected image transmitting element, upper and lower facing mirrors mounted on a support pivoted at its lower end to the casing and swingable from a horizontal inoperative position to a vertical operative position whereby the lower mirror intercepts and reiiects the image from the secondary lens means to the upper mirror which in turn reiiects the image to said second mirror at the rear of the casing and thence to the screen.

.5. yIn an optical apparatus for making observar tions by optical examination, according to claim 4, wherein the secondary lens means is also mounted in a shiftable holder.

v6. vAri-optical apparatus for making observations by optical examination, including, a casing, a screen, a work table, a plurality of primary image transmitting elements slidably mounted in the casing above the work table, secondary lens means mounted in theV casing above the Work table and below the primary image transmitting elements, said secondary lens. means having its optical axis intersecting the optical axis of `a selected one of the primary image transmitting elements, a iirst reecting mirror in the casing rand located in the ieldrof the optical axis of a selected one of the primary image transmitting elements, .a secondreilecting mirror in the casing and adapted to receive an imagereflected from said first mirror and reflect it to said screen, up per .and'lower mirrors mounted in spaced facing relation on a support pivoted at its lower end to the casing and swingable from a substantially horizontal inoperative position to a vertical operative position whereby lthe lower mirror is brought into the eld of the optical axis of the secondaryk lens means thereby to reflect an image to the upper mirror which in turn reilects said image 'to the second mirror in the casing and 'f rom thence to said screen. l

position, whereby, the upper secondary mirror blocks oi one of said primary mirrors and transmits an image received from thelower secondary mirror directto the other'primary mirror for reflection to` said screen.Y 8.' In an vapparatus. for reproducing. images by distance and Efeecting means for secondary lenses of long frontal distance carried by said support, secondary lens means of long frontal distance supported at an angle to the primary lens 10 means, said reflecting means on the support being capable of deflecting the portion of the optical axis originating at the Work through the secondary lens means when said support is adjusted to cause coincidence of the relecting'means with said axis, and secondary reecting means dispos- -able across the .path of the optical axis from the secondary lens means to one of the primary mirrors.

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